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The U.S. Navy has received a hefty fine from Hawaii for repeatedly dumping untreated or partially treated sewage into state waters from a base near Pearl
stanley uk Harbor.In a news release, the Hawaii Department of Health said they were fining the Navy $8.8 million after they recorded 766 counts of pollutants being discharged from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, which exceeds permissible limits. The Navys failure to properly operate and maintain this wastewater treatment plant led to the pollution of state waters, said Deputy Director of Environmental Health Kathleen Ho in a statement. We are taking action to protect our states water resources and to hold the Navy accountable to make critical repairs and prevent a potential catastrophic failure of the facility. The agency said it also found 17 counts of unauthorized bypass and 212 counts of operation and maintenance failures.The department said the pollutants were released from the Hawaii Wastewater Treatment Plant between January 2020 and July 2022.News of the fine comes after the department conducted an inspection on
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MILWAUKEE 鈥?Milwaukee Public Schools MPS are taking on a new initiative to empower their students financially. By 2028 the district has plans to incorporate a financial literacy class as a graduation requirement for all students. Currently at Hamilton, Riverside, and Green Tree Prepatory Academy, high school students have the opportunity to take a financial literacy course.For 11th grader, Kenila Lewis-Johnson at Green Tr
stanley cup ee Prep, enrolling in the financial literacy course this semester was eye-opening. I want to be able to spend my money how I should and how I want to, said Lewis-Johnson. Teacher Hannah Lippstreur jumped at the opportunity to teach the course at Green Tree this semester, mainly because she wishes she had the chance to learn money management skills when she was in high school. This is something that is going to impact the rest of their lives. Financ
stanley termosky es seep into every aspect of your life no matter how old you are, said Lippstreur. At the start of the semester, Lippstreur gave all 20 of her high school students a basic financial literacy test with everyday terminology. She says not one of her students scored above a 40 percent on the exam, making her job that much more imperative. It s been really nice to teach them how to save up for things that they want, why it s important to have an emergency fund, etc, said Lippstreur. Students are learning everything from managing a savings account to building a credit scor
stanley cup e. Budgeting, having a checking account,
